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tvly is not found on PATH, install it first:curl -fsSL https://cli.tavily.com/install.sh | bash && tvly login
# Discover all URLs
tvly map "https://docs.example.com" --json
# With natural language filtering
tvly map "https://docs.example.com" --instructions "Find API docs and guides" --json
# Filter by path
tvly map "https://example.com" --select-paths "/blog/.*" --limit 500 --json
# Deep map
tvly map "https://example.com" --max-depth 3 --limit 200 --json
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--max-depth | Levels deep (1-5, default: 1) |
--max-breadth | Links per page (default: 20) |
--limit | Max URLs to discover (default: 50) |
--instructions | Natural language guidance for URL filtering |
--select-paths | Comma-separated regex patterns to include |
--exclude-paths | Comma-separated regex patterns to exclude |
--select-domains | Comma-separated regex for domains to include |
--exclude-domains | Comma-separated regex for domains to exclude |
--allow-external / --no-external | Include external links |
--timeout | Max wait (10-150 seconds) |
-o, --output | Save output to file |
--json | Structured JSON output |
map to find the right page, then extract it. This is often more efficient than crawling an entire site:# Step 1: Find the authentication docs
tvly map "https://docs.example.com" --instructions "authentication" --json
# Step 2: Extract the specific page you found
tvly extract "https://docs.example.com/api/authentication" --json
extract or crawl for content.--instructions for semantic filtering when path patterns aren't enough.